Thank you!!!!!

A sincere note of thanks to all who came out in support of the Red Clay referendum on February 28^th and for all the members of the Linden Hill referendum committee for their endless efforts to “get the word out.”

Roaring with Pride!

We continue to “roar with pride” as Linden Hill students receive acknowledgement for their efforts!

Linden Hill Lego League participated in a winter competition. The teams are listed below.

Linden Hill Junk Food Monkeys (Coach: Annette Pic)

They won the Gracious Professionalism Trophy.

• Tara Colburn
  Patrick Downes
  David Pic
  Gregory Savin
  Nick Wacksman

Great Ideas (Coach: Pritish Bhavsar, Nehal Bhavsar)

• Meer Bhavsar
• Aditya Mudgal
• Ayush Mudgal
• Shivam Bhavsar
• Kushal Gurrapu
• Athrav Shanbhag

The Lions (Coach: Bev Hallahan)

• Aisling Hallahan
• Emilie Barniak
• Kate Ayars
• Katherine Hable 

Ideas (Coach: Vinay Hulbatte, Chris Snyder )

• Dhruv Hulbatte
• Avighna Ahesh
• Suhani Mehta
• Surendra Anne
• Aditya Saripalli

Science Olympiad

On February 11, several of our 4^th and 5^th grade students participated in the Science Olympiad at St. Mark’s High School.  Our teams were facilitated by Mrs. Lim, Ms. Huckleberry and Dr. Bernal.

They placed in many events:

5^th – Prasanna Krishnamoorthy (Number Puzzles)

4^th – Muneesha Barandidharan (Food Science), Sam Bernal and Shreyas Ravichandar

(Estimation), Daniel Park (Our Solar System), Dhruv Murthy and Daniel Park (Chopper Challenge), Margaret Tran (Chemistry Crime Scene), Tim Longoria and Alayna Hernandez (Maps and Symbols), Alayna Hernandez (Number Puzzles) Sheyenne Allen and Owen Brinker (Chopper Challenge) Alayna Hernandez and Shivana Mehta

(Egg Drop)

3^rd – Sam Bernal (Solar System), Muneesha Barandidharan and Prasanna Krishnamoorthy (Egg Drop), Tim Longoria (Delaware Ecology), Joshua Yu (Disease and Defense) Tim Longoria and Joshua Yu (Barge) 

2^nd – Kimberly Shi and Shreyas Ravichandar (Egg Drop), Shreyas Ravichandar (Calculator), Leksi Fetrow (Animal Planet), Leksi Fetrow and Prasanna Krishnamoorthy (Write It/Do It), Hyunjun Ahn and Jenny Luo (Barge) 

1^st – Kofi Temeng and Owen Brinker (Barge), Dhruv Murthy and Daniel Park (Barge),

Prasanna Krishnamoorthy (Scavenger Hunt), Megan Johnston and Leksi Fetrow

(Amazon Adventure), Hyunjun Ahn (Calculator), Dhruv Murthy (Interpreting Graphs) 

Spelling Bee (Facilitator Ellen Longacre) – Linden Hill school winner: Sarvagnya Kompella represented LH at the State spelling bee at St. Mark’s on March 17.

PTA Reflections (Facilitator Vinceza Pilla): State Winner – Rishith Ramamurthy

Art Smart Representatives who had their art displayed at the Art Smart show at the Delaware Art Museum:  (Facilitator Laurie Phillips) Elyse Mac Bride, Patrick Williamson, Ayah Mahmoud, Jacob Dotson, Rivkah Pehowic, Zoey Jones, Sarvagnya Kompella, Connor Carp, Maya Ruiz Olivia Smith

AC MOORE Art Contest – My School, My Dream Art Poster Contest Winner – Veronica Sanchez-Wright 

Odyssey of the Mind                                                                                                                  

Six Linden Hill teams participated in the first round of Odyssey of the Mind competition on March 3^rd at Caravel Academy.  All eligible teams qualified to compete in the state tournament at John Dickinson High School on March 31.  Mrs. Huckleberry and parent coaches (see below) supervised and supported the teams in their endeavors.  For many months these teams worked in their groups to cooperatively and creatively solve problems as defined by their respective divisions.

Linden Hill’s six Odyssey of the Mind Teams for the River Regional Tournament (03-03) are as follows:

Weird Science   3^rd place  

Coaches: Kim Londergan, Floride Jung

Team: Tara Colburn, Alyssa Tran, Daniel Lee, Harshita Henry, Swetha Kathiravan, Keshav Kotteswaran, Jinay Jain 

Ooh- Motion Vehicle Team   2^nd place

Coaches: Rabia Qazi, Mahinth Gopal, Faisal Qazi

Team: Zemar Qazi, Emilie Barniak, Akaash, Mahinth, Jake Stephan, Justin Bowden, Zoya, Qazi, Luke Mathe

To Be or Not to Be   2^nd place

Coaches: Jamie Gilley, Jayasree Padmnabhan

Team: Swetha Gopel, James Holmes Jr., Raul Jayesh, Piper Lin, Pranav Padmnabhan, Abby Robinson, Avani, Yatavelli. 

You Make the Call (Structure) 1^st place

Coaches: Tim Lennon, Ed Carp, Rama Venkataranman Ramamurthy

Team: Rishith Ramamurthy, Cody Brainard, Tara Lennon, Joanna Lee, Sarvagnya Kompella, Connor Carp, Nicky Barry

Odyssey Angels 1^st place

Coaches: Vincenza Pilla, Kamini Lakarwala

Team: Nikki Pilla, Swara Lakarwala, Anya Sen, Nyla Pugh, Stevie, Allen, Kevin Hermansader, Olivia Brubaker 

Hide and Seek (Primary Team):

Coaches: Sashikala Govindarajan, Eileen Bernart, Paul Pratzner

Team: Anika Sen, Saiadhityan Babu, Jason Bernart, Finnigan & Piper Pratzner, Veronica Sanchez –Wright, Jacob Peffley, Marie Brainard

Thank you to all staff facilitators and parent coaches who made these events possible for children!  Another Linden Hill community effort!

DCAS

As has been shared previously, our DCAS testing window is not limited to designated weeks as was the administration of the previous state assessment.  Our DCAS testing window spans mid-March until June. 

For Spring DCAS students will be tested in the following subjects:

• Reading- Grades 3-5 have 2 spring testing opportunities for highest score
  (Grade 2 once in spring only)  Students scoring a PL4 will be able to opt out of the second test with parent permission ( more to come on this).
• Mathematics- Grades 3-5 have 2 spring  opportunities for highest score
  (Grade 2 once in spring only)  Students scoring a PL4 will be able to opt out of the second test with parent permission ( more to come on this).
• Social Studies- Grade 4  (spring)
• Science- Grade 5 (spring)

Given the high stakes and the higher bar for accountability – it is critical that we have your help.

You will or have already received test information from your child’s teacher letting you know of your child’s DCAS spring test dates.

• It is important that you talk with your child about taking this assessment and doing their best 
• It is important that your child comes to school on time on his/her testing days- no vacations, appointments, or early dismissals should be scheduled on these days
• Children should have a good night’s rest before testing and a good breakfast and lunch 

Results for this assessment will be mailed home to families by the State in the summer.  Families of students in grades 4 and 5 may access scores via HAC.  Additional information regarding DCAS can be found on the Department of Education’s website at www.doe.state.de.us or on the Red Clay website. 

The Final Quarter

The last quarter of school is usually accompanied by much excitement.  Children are excited about warmer weather, longer days, sports activities, field trips and impending summer fun.  As we usher in the final marking period, we encourage you to continue to maintain the routines that you have established for your child. Getting to bed at a regular time, eating a good breakfast, and having an established homework routine are especially important for children in order for them to come to school ready to learn – and there are many more learning adventures to come!

Have a wonderful spring and we encourage you to take some time to notice the “blossoming” effect that it has on your child!

Communicating with us

We encourage open lines of communication at Linden Hill and you have many avenues through which you may share information with us (e-mail, written notes, phone, etc.).  Please know that when you do reach out to us we will respond within 48 hours.  If you e-mail and do not get an immediate reply, it is due to the fact that teachers are instructing children during the day and are only at computers at their planning times or at the end of the day.  If you need to get a message to someone immediately, please call the office 454-3406. 

Some Dates to Save 

Upcoming events that you may want to jot down on your calendars are listed below.  More information will be sent home as these events draw near.

• Special Adult Visitor Day           Thursday, April 5
• Chorus and Strings Concert:      Wednesday, April 25 7:00pm
• Linden Hill Band Concert            Wednesday May 23 @ Dickinson High School) 6:00pm
• PTA Appreciation Dinner            Thursday, May 17
• Field Day                                  Friday, May 25
• Portfolio Day                            June 1
• Talent Show                              June 5 – 6:00pm
• 5th grade picnic                                    June 6
• 5^th grade move up ceremony      June 7
• *Last Student Day                     Friday, June 8 (early dismissal)

 

Educationally Speaking,

Deborah Brady

Nathan Palkovitz